Between the consolidation of the previous 4 days' gains and the positive climate abroad, the Greek stock market is balancing, aiming to "lock" its presence above 1,470 points.

Buyers and sellers are "battling", with the General Index's sign constantly changing. The weekly rise is considered assured, while the game has been "turned" on a monthly basis as well. At the same time, Athens resonates with the outperformance of the major foreign stock markets, which are constantly conquering new peaks.

Banks started Friday's session with a loss of -0.36%, with the sectoral index trading at 1,281.91 points. The FTSE 25 (high cap) is down -0.07% at 3,587.10 points, while the Mid Cap (mid cap) is up +0.13% at 2,352.40 points.

Trading activity is set at EUR 8.214 million, of which EUR 2.848 million is related to a package of TERNA Energy. At 1.7 million euros the turnover of Piraeus. The market capitalisation amounts to EUR 103,519 billion. The bullish securities (50) predominate over the bearish ones (27), while 15 shares remain unchanged.

Alpha Bank (-0.77% at €1.6125) and Eurobank (-0.24% at €2.119) are the next three systemic banks in decline, with Piraeus down -0.78% at €3.919. On the other hand, NBG is up +0.08% at €7.814.

In the large-cap sector, Titan is up +1.7% and is heading for another record high. In mid-cap, strengths from their half-year results are taken by EYATH, AVAX and Dimand, which are up +1.8% to +3.5%. Gains of more than +1% for Quest.

Special mention for Kri Kri, which slides -3% after "soaring" to new all-time highs in the wake of the placement for 3.03% of the share capital. A total of 1 million shares in the dairy company were placed at a price of EUR 12, a significant discount compared to current levels (EUR 13).